Chapter 112

The room fell into stunned silence after witnessing Elizabeth's miraculous revival.

Alex reached into his coat pocket and retrieved a small, unremarkable pill, placing it gently between Elizabeth's lips.

With practiced care, he helped her swallow.

Charles looked like a man who had just watched his entire world crumble.

He had orchestrated every possible detail to hasten his grandmother's demise

and claim the inheritance his father had long denied him.

Yet here was Alex, undoing all of his schemes in an instant.

In a surge of desperation, Charles leveled a furious glare at Dr. Yorck.

Frightened, the doctor realized that if he failed to act, his life would be forfeit.

Slowly, Yorick forced himself upright, eyes alight with rage. He snatched a surgical knife from the nearby tray a Alex.

"Die, you devil!" Yorick shrieked, his face contorted in rage.

"You've made a deal with the devil to raise the dead-no human could do what you just did!"

A wave of shocked gasps swept through the room.

Charles's lips curved into a momentary smile, convinced the knife would sink into Alex's stomach.

But it didn't. The knife ripped through Alex's shirt and stopped cold against his skin.

Yorick stared in disbelief. "What are you?"

Alex's cold smile never wavered. "Your worst nightmare.'

and charged at

Two of Jasmine's bodyguards rushed forward, wrenching Yorick's arms behind

delivered a punishing

you attack Mr. Alex!" the

flailed, shrieking in panic, blood

It was an accident-I

drowned out by the

Yorick screamed. "It wasn't my

to Charles for help, but Charles cut him off with a boot on his

bulged, then dimmed as

hush fell

sleeve as though he'd simply

who saved our family? Betrayal

lifeless eyes stared up at him, hatred frozen on

least now his

a raspy cough rattled from the bed. Elizabeth's eyelids fluttered

"She's awake!"

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monitors reflected stable, perfet

the doctors

amazing! Grandmother is

room, full of confusion. "What on earth

her gaze calmly. "Not much, ma'am. It just seems someone had a motive to see you gone someone who stood to gain

Elizabeth's piercing eyes listed

"Charles?"

Nana!" Charles exclaimed, hurrying to her

embrace, his voice quivering with emotion. "He's lying! I did everything I could to save you-l brought in

was all an accident, Nana I swear. I love you-you're the only

uncertain, turning to Alex again. "And who are you, exactly?" Jasmine hurried to Alex's side,

him to meet you. He's the one who

trembling hand, giving a shaky thumbs-up. "Don't...

"I won't, Nana. I

clinging to

her shoulder, still unused to such displays of

girlfriend, but that wasn't something he could

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